The coup leaders claimed the 26 August general election was not credible. They announced a cancellation of the election result, closure of all borders and dissolution of all state institutions ...

FILE - President of Gabon Ali Bongo Ondimba addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, on Sept. 21, 2022 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) CAPE TOWN, South ...

On Wednesday, a month after a military coup in Niger, the military ousted President Ali Bongo Ondimba in Gabon, an oil-rich former French colony in central Africa. A defaced billboard of Gabon ...

Former Gabon leader Ali Bongo Ondimba and his family have been released from detention and arrived in Angola’s capital as confirmed by the Angolan presidency on May 16, 2025. Bongo was ousted in a ...

As Gabon begins a month of mourning and condolences pour in for President Omar Bongo, the world’s longest serving President, who died on Monday at 73 in his 42nd year in power, it’s worth remembering ...

Gabon's Ousted President Bongo Flies to Angola With Family LUANDA (Reuters) -Gabon's ousted former president Ali Bongo has flown to Angola with his wife and son, who had been freed almost two years ...

The military leaders who staged a coup in Gabon have freed ousted president Ali Bongo Ondimba and he is now allowed to travel abroad, a junta spokesperson said Wednesday. Bongo has reportedly been ...

Gabon's President Ali Bongo on Saturday made a rare public appearance to attend the country's independence day celebrations, nearly 10 months after suffering a stroke that fuelled speculation about ...

Gabon President Ali Bongo has been sworn in for a second 7-year term following a disputed election that sparked deadly violence and uncertainty for the Central African nation. Bongo took his oath of ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The former president of Gabon, who was ousted in a 2023 coup, has been allowed to leave the country and has flown to Angola with his family, the Angolan leader's office said ...